Topics in this Newsletter:

• CUPE 4070 President Updates

• Townhall April 4th (TOMORROW!!!)

• CUPE Wins (NRT Per Diem & ACM Single Leg Partials)

• April Elections

• Updates

• Galley Gossip

CUPE 4070 President Update
 

Updates from inside the union; 

Recently we met with Swoop leadership to discuss including SWOOP STBY travel in our ACM benefits to help support our commuters. The WO group advised that they do not recognize commuting or commuters and therefore have no policy. As a result – they would be unable to participate in the ACM program. We will continue to look for ways to support our commuters. If you have any suggestions, please send an email to the Commuter Committee.

Day of Action: April 25th is coming quickly. Please stay tuned if you have signed up for an email for more information on our day of action. Please be advised we are not to attend in our uniforms. We are bound by a Collective agreement that is currently in full force and effect. Unlike our Pilots who are actively engaged in Collective bargaining. Attending in Uniform can expose a member to potential discipline.  

AMFA (Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association) has unionized Westjet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and skilled trades group on March 30th 2023. You can view the article here.

Upcoming elections: We have several positions open and I encourage everyone to consider running for a role. It is important to note that most roles are not compensated and operate on a voluntary basis. We unfortunately are too young of a union to offer paid positions for most of our committees. Committees which are joint have some compensation associated with it but also have a high degree of volunteerism. 


Alia Hussain 

CUPE 4070 President 

Townhall April 4th

Want to know what happens if the Pilots strike?  Do we get paid? Want to ask the executives a question?

Please join us in the townhall April 4th, open to all CUPE 4070 members.  Sign up here. 

**Please note when you log into the meeting, your name must be visible.  If your first and last name is not visible, we do not know who you are and you will not be let into the meeting.**

CUPE WINS

NRT Per Diem

CUPE brought forward to WS that NRT per diem is not properly covered under the CA 41-11, as the intercontinental rate of $5.65CAD/hour was not reflective of how expensive NRT is.  

Your Union was able to get the Company to agree to the highest per diem we currently have in the Collective Agreement at the $6.37CAD/hour (the UK/Ireland per diem rate).

ACM Single Leg Partial

Cabin Personnel who enrolled in the ACM program between February 2, 2021, and January 31, 2023, and remain in the ACM program will have a one-time opportunity to fill out the WS form to become eligible to complete single-leg partial Shift Trades in accordance with Article 38-5 of the Collective Agreement.  Please visit WS's communication for full details. 

April Elections

Election time has arrived again.
Only Members in Good Standing are permitted to run for positions and only Members in Good Standing can vote in elections. 
If you wish to become a Member in Good standing, please fill out the application here.  As per the process in our By-laws section 3, the process would not be complete in time for this election if you are apply just now, but could be for future elections depending on when you apply. 
Final approval for becoming a Member in Good Standing is done at the next GMM.  GMMs are held every May and November.

An election email will be sent out April 6th with details on nominating and which positions are available.
 

The following is an outline for Elections April 2023:
Nominations Open: 
April 6, 2023 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET 
Nominations Close: 
April 13, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET 
Nomination Acceptance Due: 
April 19, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET 
Resume/Info Sheet Due: 
April 21, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET 
First Round Election Start: 
April 25, 2023 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET 
First Round Election End: 
May 1, 2023 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET 

Updates

CUPE 4070 is missing about 700 of our members contact information.  Please log into the website here to find out if you or someone you know is on the list.  Click on the scrolling banner once logged in.

If you need to update your information, please click here

Please click here for the WS SRC update

Please visit our CUPE4070 Events Page to see upcoming events and to sign up. Townhalls, GMM and National Day of Action for Unpaid Work etc. 

We have been made aware there was a glitch in the Commuter Form.  If you submitted via the form and have not heard back and its been a while, please submit again, as it may not have been received.  

We have been working to update the website and make it easier to use.  If you have suggestions please click here.

Galley Gossip

(Visit the Galley Gossip Wall on our website to see previous submissions and answers)
 

Galley Gossip: People are talking that we all will have to submit a base bid soon. That currently the pilots are, but CCMs will be required to as well. Is this true? If so, does this mean you could be “bumped” from your current base? 

Answer: A base bid came out after this submission. So a CCM base bid was true to happen. Base bids happen a minimum of twice per year. Vacancy (base) bids follow WO/WR/WS CA 24-2 occurring a minimum of two times per year.
Bumping only occurs as per WR/WS CA 47-4 & WO CA 45-4, in a layoff situation, not for normal base bids. 

Galley Gossip: What happens to us if the pilots go on strike? 

If there is an ALPA Pilot Strike what would that mean in terms for our CCM CUPE4070 members regarding pay?  
 
CUPE4070 might not be on strike, are we pay protected by WestJet then? Even if we refuse to cross the Pilots picket line?!!! 
 

Answer: This is being addressed in the Townhall on April 4th. Please sign up and join, it is open to all CUPE members. The recording will be posted afterwards. See above in this newsletter on links to sign up for this Townhall and other events. 

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:

CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Vice President, Charles Brochu
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev

Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj